Expansion of the water supply system in the cities of Maputo and Matola and the neighbouring town of Boane, will more than double the number of people benefiting from piped water from the current 670,000 to 1.5 million, according to Mozambique's Minister of Public Works, Cadmiel Muthemba.

23 June, 2010

Sweden to finance dam rehabilitation

The Mozambican and Swedish governments on Wednesday in Maputo signed an agreement under which Sweden will provide a grant of $33 million to rehabilitate the Mavuzi and Chicamba hydro-electric power stations in the central Mozambican province of Manica.

22 June, 2010

Prince Harry visits demining operations

Prince Henry of Wales (usually referred to as Prince Harry), the third in line to the British throne, on Sunday visited operations of the British mine clearance charity, the Halo Trust, in the western Mozambican province of Tete.

14 June, 2010

Contract signed for coal handling plant at Benga

The Australian company Sedgman Ltd has signed a contract for $80 million to install a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) at Benga, in the western Mozambican province of Tete.

11 June, 2010

Beira port dredging to start in July

Mozambique's publicly owned ports and rail company, CFM, has announced that the emergency dredging of the access channel to the port of Beira, the berths and the turning basins, as well as land reclamation work for the future Beira coal terminal, will begin in July.

11 June, 2010

British company raising funds for coal exploration

On Thursday the Ncondezi Coal Company floated on the London Stock Exchange, raising $52 million to be spent on developing four coal exploration areas in the western Mozambican province of Tete.

3 June, 2010

Modernising Maputo port to cost $750 million

A plan to modernise and improve Maputo port, notably through deepening the access channel and the anchorages, has been costed at about $750 million over the next 20 years.

21 September, 2018

Poachers and illegal loggers jailed

The Chigubo district court, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, has, over the past three months, sentenced 14 people to jail terms of between 15 days and 12 years for poaching and illegal logging in the Banhine National Park.

19 September, 2018

Government approves water management plan

The Mozambican government on 18 September approved a National Water Resource Management Plan for the next 20 years that will cost an estimated US$28 billion.

18 September, 2018

President Nyusi wants greater visibility for Mozambique Island

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on 17 September urged the residents of Mozambique Island, off the coast of the northern province of Nampula, to join the government initiatives intended to grant greater visibility to the island as a cultural treasure.